{"675221":{"#nid":"675221","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center (PTC) Announces Gian-Gabriel Garcia, Ph.D., as New Pillar 1-Co Lead","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) is excited to announce that \u003Cstrong\u003EGian-Gabriel Garcia \u003C\/strong\u003Ewill serve as its Pillar 1 Co-Lead. Pillar 1 focuses on data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In his new role, Garcia\u2019s responsibilities will include setting the pillar\u2019s strategy and vision, selecting and managing projects, overseeing various pillar activities, and working collaboratively across research groups and institutions. He will also identify cutting-edge technology and engineering solutions to implement priority projects while balancing the pragmatism and feasibility of these approaches.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ptc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPTC\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;brings\u0026nbsp;clinical experts together with Georgia Tech scientists and engineers to develop technological solutions to problems in the health and care of children. The Center provides extraordinary opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in pediatrics, creating breakthrough discoveries that often can only be found at the intersection of multiple disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGarcia will work under the leadership of PTC Co-Directors Dr. Stanislav Emelianov (Georgia Tech) and Dr. Wilbur Lam (Children\u2019s) of Georgia Tech\u2019s Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Dr. Naveen Muthu of Children\u2019s Physician Group will be Garcia\u2019s counterpart in leading Pillar 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2021, Garcia has served as an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His research group has published numerous journal and conference papers, and book chapters related to data-driven machine learning and optimization in healthcare, including various applications in diagnosis and disease management of concussion, opioids, cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, and maternal health. He has received federal funding as a primary investigator from both the National Institutes for Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He and his research group have received several national and international recognitions for their work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGarcia also teaches graduate-level courses in machine learning and optimization for healthcare. He received his Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan and was a postdoctoral fellow at the MGH Institute for Technology Assessment.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) is excited to announce that \u003Cstrong\u003EGian-Gabriel Garcia \u003C\/strong\u003Ewill serve as its Pillar 1 Co-Lead. Pillar 1 focuses on data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In his new role, Garcia\u2019s responsibilities will include setting the pillar\u2019s strategy and vision, selecting and managing projects, overseeing various pillar activities, and working collaboratively across research groups and institutions. He will also identify cutting-edge technology and engineering solutions to implement priority projects while balancing the pragmatism and feasibility of these approaches.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC) is excited to announce that Gian-Gabriel Garcia will serve as its Pillar 1 Co-Lead. 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